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Sir Lewis Thomas Casson MC (26 October 1875 – 16 May 1969) was an English actor and theatre director, and the husband of actress Dame Sybil Thorndike.
Sir Lewis Casson was a British actor and theatrical director who was married to the legendary actress Dame Sybil Thorndike. He played a role in modernizing the British theatre, expanding it to embrace social critiques as well as new techniques, and was an advocate for a National Theatre.
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- Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
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- London, England, UK
Lewis Casson had a rich, powerful bass voice, and was a versatile character actor as well as a celebrated producer. He played some hundreds of parts and continued to work until 1968. As a dedicated member of his profession he was for many years one of its leaders, having built up the actors' trade union movement.
Sir Lewis Thomas Casson MC (26 October 1875 – 16 May 1969) was an English actor and theatre director, and the husband of actress Dame Sybil Thorndike.
Overview. Lewis Casson. (1875—1969) actor and theatre director. Quick Reference. (b. Birkenhead, Ches., 26 Oct. 1875; d. London, 16 May 1969) Actor and director. A Fabian socialist, Casson joined Annie Horniman's company in 1908, inaugurating his lifelong association with Sybil ...
Lewis Casson is known as an Actor. Some of their work includes Escape!, South Riding, Crime on the Hill, Midshipman Easy, Victoria the Great, Sixty Glorious Years, Rhodes of Africa, and Little Friend.